What is nearby
Everything around us – with honest distances.
The figures here are driving distances, not straight lines. We measured every one of them, because “just 10 minutes" in the Bergisches Land can mean very different things depending on the road.
All distances are from Bahnhofsplatz 2a in Wiehl-Bielstein. From the Sonnenterrasse in Wiehl it is a few kilometres less to most places.
Right outside the door
What you can reach on foot
| 100 m | Erzquell Brauerei Bielstein The brewery where Zunft Kölsch is made – literally around the corner. There are guided tours with a tasting, but only by arrangement. |
| 400 m | Burghaus Bielstein Where the Wiehl registry office holds weddings. Celebrate here and you walk home. |
| 400 m | Kind & Co. Edelstahlwerk For anyone here on business: you can walk to work. |
| at the door | Bergischer Streifzug #17 “Bierweg" 13.4 km circular walk, about four hours, 316 metres of ascent. Starts and ends at Bahnhofsplatz. More about it |
A night off from cooking
Somewhere to eat without getting in the car
Haus Kranenberg
Restaurant and catering on Bielsteiner Straße, a few steps from the apartment door. If you would rather eat on the sofa, you can order through Lieferando.
- Address Bielsteiner Straße 92, 51674 Wiehl-Bielstein
- Phone +49 2262 7976598
- Open Wed 11am–2pm and 5–10pm · Thu to Sat 5–10pm · Sun and public holidays 11am–9pm · closed Mon and Tue
And otherwise in the village
| on foot | 5 ELEMENTE Steak and fish, Bielsteiner Straße 88 – the house next door. |
| on foot | Gaststätte Amboß Bielsteiner Straße 145, further up the same street. |
There is also an Italian place and a café in the village. Opening hours change – better to ring ahead than to stand in front of a locked door.
With children
Where children do not get bored
The best of it is on Jahnstraße, a few minutes' walk apart: playground, football pitch and open-air pool. You will not need the car – and the way there takes you right through the village.
| 550 m8 min on foot | Spiel- und Freizeitanlage Bielstein Climbing frame, wave slide, sandpit, basketball hoop, table tennis and a pavilion for shelter. Open all year, free, and you can get a pushchair in. |
| 950 m12 min on foot | Mini pitch at the Dr.-Kind-Arena BSV Viktoria Bielstein state that the mini pitch is free for any visitor to use. The large artificial turf next to it belongs to the club – the kickabout happens on the small pitch. |
| 950 m13 min on foot | Freibad Bielstein Heated pool, paddling pool and a children's slide. It is an open-air pool – the season runs roughly from May to mid-September. Times and prices are on freibad-bielstein.de, please check before you set off. |
| 1.3 km17 min on foot | Spielplatz Kalktal The second playground in the village, with benches and shade. |
Further away, by car
| 5.1 km7 min | Eisenbahnmuseum Dieringhausen Old locomotives you can touch, a turntable, and on running days the steam train “Bergischer Löwe". |
| 5.7 km7 min | Wiehler Wasser Welt Indoor pool. The plan for a rainy day. |
| 5.7 km7 min | Eissporthalle Wiehl The plan for the winter half of the year, when the open-air pool is closed. There are set public skating times – check before you go. |
| 5.9 km7 min | Wiehler Tropfsteinhöhle Guided tours only, and only in season – check first, the cave closes for the winter. |
| 7.1 km13 min | Wildpark Wiehl Native animals, short paths, good for half a day. |
| 18.9 km24 min | LVR-Freilichtmuseum Lindlar Historic farmsteads and workshops, plenty of room to run around. |
| 20.1 km27 min | Panarbora, Waldbröl Treetop walk, viewing tower and a large playground. The best-known day out in the region – and booked up early in the school holidays. We are half an hour away. |
| 24.2 km19 min | Affen- und Vogelpark Eckenhagen Further away, but quicker than it looks via the dual carriageway. |
Culture and history
Museums and old walls
| 7.1 km8 min | Museum Achse, Rad und Wagen The BPW works museum in Wiehl: the history of the wheel from the cart to the semi-trailer. Sundays 1–5pm, free entry, no booking needed. A rather underrated tip for a rainy day. |
| 7.1 km8 min | Homburger Papiermühle A historic paper mill near Nümbrecht, now an event venue. Visits by arrangement only. |
| 8.6 km11 min | Schloss Homburg, Nümbrecht A museum, castle grounds with a mill and a bakehouse, plus markets and events through the year. |
Out into the landscape
Walking and water
Bergischer Bierweg and the seven hop caves
The Bierweg is Bergischer Streifzug #17 and starts right outside the door: 13.4 kilometres, about four hours, 316 metres of ascent, waymarked with a white 17 on red. It starts and ends at Bahnhofsplatz.
- The hop caves Seven cool earth cellars along the trail. On the day of your walk they are waiting filled with drinks, and you open them with a door code.
- Price from €37.50 per cave
- Notice book at least two days in advance
And otherwise around Bielstein
| at the door | Link path to the Bergischer Panoramasteig Begins at the Bahnhofsplatz roundabout. If you want to walk further, this is how you join the long-distance trail. |
| 14.3 km17 min | Wiehltalsperre The reservoir itself is a drinking-water protection area and fenced off – but the walking around it is lovely. Swimming is not allowed. |
Further out lie the Agger, Genkel, Brucher and Lingese reservoirs. We have not been able to measure the driving times for those properly, so we are not putting any numbers here.
When there's a celebration
The party venues nearby
Haus Kranenberg
The closest place to celebrate there is: two minutes' walk from the apartment door. From around 30 people the restaurant area can be reserved exclusively, from 40 to 50 as a private party – by arrangement also on Mondays and Tuesdays, when they would otherwise be closed.
- Occasions weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, christenings, communions, company and Christmas parties
- Catering buffets from 10 people, minimum order €250, to be ordered 14 days ahead. Delivery within Wiehl is free.
- Groups of 8 or more enquire through the form only
The larger venues nearby
| 400 m | Burghaus BielsteinOn foot. No taxi after the party. |
| 6.5 km7 min | Stöltings Landhaus, WiehlUp to 100 guests, but only a few rooms of its own. |
| 7.1 km8 min | Homburger PapiermühleEvents venue inside historic walls. |
| 8.4 km10 min | Holsteins Mühle, NümbrechtEvent barn for 70 to 200 guests. |
| 8.6 km11 min | Schloss HomburgWeddings and celebrations in the castle. |
If you're here on business
The companies in Wiehl
Wiehl isn't a holiday town, it's an industrial one. If you're here for an installation, a training course or a customer meeting, you'll stay closer to the job with us than at any hotel in the area.
| 400 m | Kind & Co. EdelstahlwerkBielsteiner Straße, on foot. |
| 2.5 km3 min | Kampf Schneid- und WickeltechnikMühlener Straße. |
| 3.0 km5 min | Schneider Electric / MertenBomig-West industrial estate. Unitechnik, BGS, REIKU and Faulenbach are on the same estate. |
| 4.2 km6 min | STUBS DienstleistungenCarl-Zeiss-Straße, Bomig industrial estate. Building, floor and street cleaning, grounds maintenance, skips. |
| 7.1 km8 min | BPW Bergische AchsenOhlerhammer. The town's largest employer. |
Sounds like your kind of weekend?
Just have a look and see if your dates are free.